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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Erie, PA

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Erie, PA earns $69,680 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,643 a month.

10th percentile
$51,560
25th percentile
$58,470
Median percentile
$69,680
75th percentile
$75,030
90th percentile
$76,360

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$55,711 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,680
Federal income tax−$6,500
Social Security + Medicare−$5,331
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,139
Monthly take-home$4,643
Every two weeks$2,143

Does it go far here?

$76,614Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($904 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Erie, PA

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$106,890
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,420
Project Management Specialists$93,590
General and Operations Managers$89,840
Industrial Engineers$86,430
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,860
Registered Nurses$80,000
Physicians, All Other$73,600

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